Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Bucknell is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.36)

   Diversity index
2. 2

   Fairfield costs about $5.9K less per year on average than Bucknell ($51,728 vs. $57,601, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Bucknell's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Fairfield's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   Bucknell has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Fairfield (12% vs. 7%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Bucknell grads earn $5K more ten years out than Fairfield's ($93,807 vs. $88,794)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Fairfield has 5 pts more first-gen students than Bucknell (17% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.